Braid hank-winding mechanism



s. A'. NEIDICH BRAID HANK WINDING MECHANISM Sept. 6, 1927.

3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 25, 1926 l/VVE/VTOR! SAMUEL A Nam/cw,

Sept. 6, 1927.

S. A. NEIDICH BRAID HANK WINDING'MECHAYNISM Filed March 25, 1926 3Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 6, 1927.

S. A. NEIDICH BRAID HANK WINDING MECHANISM Filed March 25, 1926 3Sheets-Sheet 3 54mm AAA-1am;

INVHVTOR:

Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

NEE STATES;

SAMUEL A. NEIDICH, OF EDGEWATER PARK, NEW JERSEY.

BBAID HANK-WINDING MECHANISM.

Application filed March 2 5, 1926. Serial No. 97,224..

This invention was designed for making commercial packages of braids ofartificial horsehair, rayon, and other materials, es pecially intendedfor the millinery' trade. That trade demands braid in packages ofuniform length, for instance one hundred forty four yards, preferablymade up in a plurality of long parallel coils, in which the braid iscontinuous from coil to coil. The purpose and effect of this inventionis to provide a mechanism for winding and measuring such packages with aminimum amount of attention on the part of the operator and to presenteach completely wound hank with-its coils in such relation that they maybe bound together by manually applied bands of strin before removal ofthe hank from the winding mechanism.

However, it is to be understood that my invention maybe utilized inwinding tapes, ribbons, or any narrow webbing or cord, in suchassociated coils.

My invention includes the various novel features of construction andarrangement hereinafter more definitely specified.

In said drawings; Fig.1 is a plan. view of a mechanism convenientlyembodying my invention. 1

Fig. II is an elevation of the left hand 'side of the mechanism as shownin Fig. I.

Fig. III is an elevation of the right hand end of said mechanism asshown-in Fig. 11; being the lower end thereof as shown in Fig. IV .is aplan view of the completed hank indicated in dotted lines in Fig. I.

Fig. V is an elevation of the right hand side of said hank as indicatedin FigIV.

Fig. V1 is an inverted plan view ofsaid hank as shown in Fig. TV.

Fig. VII is a fragmeijitary plan view of the winding head shown in Fig.I, but with the movable blade retracted to position to release the hankfrom said head.

In said figures; the frame 1 is provided with bearings 2 and 3 for thewinding shaft i, which is provided with means, for instance, the beltwheel 5 and, or, the crank handle 6, whereby it may be rotated.Asindicated by the dotted lines'in Fig. I; the braid 7 is wound in ahank 8 on the winding head 9 which is detachably secured on said shaft4-, at one end thereof, conveniently by the set screw 10. Said headincludes a bar extending in diametrical relation with said shaft andhavin'g slots 11 and 12 extending 'center to center distance betweensaid blades may be adjustably varied, to precisely predetermine' thelength of braid to be wound in said hank 8; say 14 1 yards.

Each of said blades has an axial'd'uct 17 leading to a groove 18 in itsradially outer edge, parallel with the axis of said shaft 4:, and inline with a radial slot 19 in a circular, braid abutment, flange 20.Each blade also has a spring clip 21 at the outer end thereof which maybe used to secure the end of a string extending through said duct andgroove, to be used to bind the hank 8, as hereinafter described.

Saidblade 13 has the pin-22 so spaced in parallel relation therewith,adjoining the abutment flange 20, that the initial end of the braid 7may be wedged between said pin and blade to secure it at the beginningof each winding operation. Said blade 13 may be rigidly secured inadjusted radial posi-. tion in said head 9, by its nut 16. However, theother blade 1% has its screw threaded shank 15 extending through theslot 28 in the carriage 24, in which it is secured by its nut 16; so asto be movable toward said shaft 1 to release the hank 8. Said carriageis lit-ted to reciprocate in the slot 12 in said bar 9 and l providemeans arranged to shift said carriage 2a and its blade 14 in said bar,including the crank 25 carried by the shaft 26 which extendstransversely in said bar and ispivotally connected to one end of thelink 27 which has its other end connected to said carriage 24L. Saidcrank 25 may be rocked by the operating handle 28 on said crank. shaft26; and the stop pin 30 on said bar limits the movement of said handle;so that said crank 25 and link 27 are operable as atoggle connectionbetween said carriage and bar, and said carriage is normallymaintainedat the outer limit of its movement with said operating handle 28 againstsaid stop pin, and said link 27 pastthe dead center; so that said blade14 is not accidentally displaced by the strain of wrapping the hank ofbraid 8 around said blades.

The abutment plate 31 is carried by said bar 9 to which it is rigidlyattached by the studs 33, and extends between said blades 13 and 1-l inalinement with the braid abutspaced relation on the plate 29 which BX-tends transversely in rigid connection with one end of said slide bar35. The pair of braid guide rollers l1 have flanges l2 to receive thebraid 7 between them and are mounted to turn idly on the respectiveroller shafts 38 in positions determined by the axially adjustablecollars 43, which are rigidly connected with said shafts upon axiallyopposite sides of said braid guide rollers 41. The friction disks d5,conveniently formed of vulcanized fiber, are interposed between saidguide rollers 41 and said collars 13; so that movement of said braid 7toward said winding head is retarded by the resistance of said rollersll to turning movenent. Moreover, I provide the braid tension device,including the stationary guide plate 47 which is rigidly mounted uponthe bracket 48 which is detach-ably rigidly connected with said slidebar 35, by the set screw {Said plate 47 has two pairs of studs 51 fixedtherein, forming a path between them for the braid 7 which isfrictionally engaged by the pressure plate 53 which is pressed to arcsaid plate 47 by the spring 5d. Said bracket l8 lo so set on said barthat the passageway between said tension plates 47 and 53 is inalinement with the passageway between the guide flanges 42 on said guiderollers 4L1.

I provide means arranged to shift said slide bar 35, step by step,axially, with respect to said winding head. 9, including a series ofratchet teeth 55, on the under side of said bar 35, and the pawl 56which is conveniently formed of spring sheet metal and arranged toselectively engage said teeth 55. Said pawl 56 is rigidly connected atone end, by the screws 57, with the pawl plunger 58 which is mounted toreciprocate in said bearings 36 and 37, parallel with said slide bar 35.The spring 60 encircling said plunger 58 normally tends to thrust it tothe uter extreme of its range of movement, and the effective pressure ofsaid spring may be adjust-ably varied by shifting the pair of jam nuts61 on said plunger in engagement with the screw thread 62 on the latter,

plunger into engagement with the detent r notches in said bar 35. Saiddetent '66 is provided with the cross pin 71 which normally extends inthe diametrically opposite slots 72 in said tubular bearing 68 andpresents said detent in position to engage said notches. knob 73 bywhich it may be retracted and rotated to turn said pin 71 aside fromsaid notches 72, to hold said detent in idle posi tion, whenever it isdesired to freely slide said bar 35.

However, the function of said detent 66 is to normally preventaccidental displacement of said slide bar 35 carrying said braid guiderollers ll, but to yield and permit said bar to be shifted to thesuccessive axial positions corresponding with the successive coils ofthe braid 7 in the hank 8, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. I, whensaid bar 35 is thrust outwardly by said pawl 56; In order to effect theproper movement of said pawl plunger 58, in proper time with the windingoperation of said shaft l; I provide the latter with the worm 75 betweensaid bearings 2 and 3 on the frame 1, in engagement with the worm gear76 which is rigidly connected with the end of the cam shaft 77 which isjournaled in the bearings 78 and 79 on said frame 1, and provide theopposite end of said cam shaft with the pawl cam 81 arranged to engagethe cam plate 82 projecting from said pawl plunger 58 s as to retractsaid plunger, against the stress of its 7 spring 60, and release saidplunger to be operated by said spring, once each revolution of said camshaft 77. Only the hub of said worm gear 76 appears in Flg. I, but it isindicated in connection with the worm gear 75 in Fig. III. When thusretracted and released, said plunger 58 is moved outwardly by its spring60, with said pawl 56 engaging a ratchet tooth 55 on the under side ofsaid slide bar 35; so that said slide bar is shifted outwardly againstthe pressure of said detent 66, forcing the latter out of the notch 65in said slide bar with which it is engaged, and permitting it to returninto the next succeeding notch. Such movement shifts the guide rollersll outwardly to the extent of the width of the braid 7, so as to directthe latter to form the next succeeding coil in the hank 8.

' Th tension upon said. braid 7 induced by I provide said detent withthe parallel with said winding shaft 4.

the friction disks upon said guide rollers 41, and by the passage of thebraid between said tension plates 47 and 53, is constant, althoughsubject to adjustment as above described; However, as each coil of braidis wound over said blades 13 and 14, an in creasing extent of braid isrequired for each convolution. In other words; with the winding shaft 4turning at a constant speed, the braid 7 must be wound in the coils ata'speed which increases from the first to'the last convolution in eachcoil. Therefore, I prefer to also provide said mechanism with meanswhereby the tension upon the braid may be automatically varied, incorrespondence with the speed at which the braid is taken up in thewinding operation; so that the tension upon the braid is decreased asits speed of travel is increased in the winding of each coil. In theform shown; such means includes the fork 84 having the pair ofcylindrical tines 85, in spaced relation, and engaged with the braid 7between said tension plate 53 and .said guide rollers 41. Said fork iscarried by the rock shaft 86 which is journaled in the brackets 87 onsaid frame 1, Said fork shaft 86 has the crank 88 connected by the link89 and pivotal coupling 90 with the fork actuating lever 91 which hasthe fulcrum 92 on said frame 1 and is provided with the spring 93connecting said fork lever with said frame and tending to shift saidlever and fork to one extreme of their range of movement. Said forkactuating lever 91 has the cam stud 95 arranged to cooperate with thecrown cam 96 on said cam shaft 77, to gradually shift said fork lever.91 and turn said fork from one extreme to theother during eachrevolution of said cam shaft 77; one such revolution being effectedduring the winding of eachof said coilsof the braid 7 in the hank 8, andwith the effect of varying the tension upon the braid as abovecontemplated.

VJ hen the hank 8 is completelywound, the machine is stopped and thebinder tie 97, conveniently consisting of a band of string, is tightlywrapped around the hank 8 and knotted at 98 as shown'in Fig. IV; thebraid 7 is then 'cut with the last end thereof projecting beyond saidtie, toward the upper portion of Fig. IV, and the cut end of the braid 7then tucked under said tie 97 to secure it, as shown in said figure. Ifind it convenient to provide each hank with at least two other binderties 99 which are tightly wrapped around it and knotted at 100. Ia-lsofind it convenient to provide each hank with a hanger tie 101formed of a loose bight of string, knotted at 103.

The string 105 for said binder ties 97 and 99 and hanger 101 isconvenientlycarried upon the two spools 106 which are journaled saidwinding head 9, respectively adjacent tosaid'blades 13 and 14, andprovided with pins 109 and Washers 110 to prevent their accidentaldisplacement. Said string is directed from the respective spools throughthe adjacent ducts l7 and grooves 18 of the respective blades 13 and 14and the free ends of the strings are temporarily fastened under thespring clips 21 on the respective blades.

Said mechanism is operated as follows: The mechanism being in theposition shown in Figs. I and II; the braid 7 is drawn from a supplyroll or reel and threaded between the tension plates 47 and 53 andaround the fork tines 85 and over and under the respective guide rollers41, as shown in FigII, and the forward end of the braid caught betweensaid pin 29 and the adjacent face of the blade 13. Th'ereupon, saidshaft '4 is turned in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. II andsaid braid wound in acoil adjacent to the flanges 20 and plate 31 untilthirty convolutions have been wound in that initial. coil of the hank'8. During such winding, the crown cam '96 gradually shifts said forklever 91 and turns said fork. 84' to vary the tension on said braid incompensation for the increased speed of traverse of the braid incidentto the increased extent of the convolutions in said coil. As the Windingofsaid coil is completed, the crest of said crown cam 96 is carried pastsaid stud 95, thus releasing said lever 91 from the extreme position towhich it has been thrust, and permitting its spring 93 to return it tothe initial position shown in Fig. I. Con tempora'n-eously, said pawlplunger 58 having been retracted by the pawl cam 81 and released, isthrust by its spring 60 so as to engage said slide bar '35 by the pawl56 and shift said bar 35 outwardly to the extent of one of its ratchetteeth 55, against the frictional engagement of said detent 66 whichfalls into the next succeeding-notch 65 to, the right in Fig. I.Continued rotation of said, winding shaft 4 and head 9 winds the braidin asecond coil on said head 9, adjacent tosaid first coil; the braid 7crossing from one coil to another, as indicated by the diagonal lines112 in Fig. VI. The operation is continued until seven coils are woundto form the hank 8 and, thereupon, the winding operation is suspendedwhile the hank is bound with the string ties, as above described.Thereupon, the operation above described is "repeated to form anotherhank 8;

Although I have found it convenient to form "hanks 8 of seven coils,each containing thirty convolutions; it is obvious that such specificnumbers of coils and convolutions are not of theessence of my invention;

,,t h e apparatus above described being adjustg ,able .to vary the same.

on the splndles 107 rigidly projecting from Therefore, I do not desireto limit myself 7 to the precise details of construction and arrangementherein set forth, as it is obvious that various modifications may bemade therein without departing from the essential features of myinvention, as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a braid hank winding mechanism, the combination with a frame; of awinding shaft mounted to rotate in said frame; means on said shaft,including a belt wheel, whereby it may be rotated; a winding headdetachably secured onsaid shaft, at one end thereof, including a barextending in diametrical relation with said shaft and having slotsextending in its ends in planes parallel with the axis of said shaft;blades respec tively carried in said slots, each including a screwthreaded shank fitted to extend through one of said slots and providedwith a nut; each of said blades having a circular braid abutment flangefixed thereon adjacent to its screw threaded end and having a tie groovein its radially outer edge, parallel with the axis of said shaft andextending through the blade flange; a carriage for one of said blades,fitted to reciprocate in said bar, local to one of the slots in thelatter; means arranged to vary the radial position of said carriage andits blade in said bar, in cluding a crank carried by a shaft extendingtransversely in said bar, and a link pivotally connected at one end tosaid carriage and at the other end to said crank, an opcrating handle onsaid crank shaft, and a stop pin on said bar; whereby said crank andlink are operable as a toggle connection between said carriage and bar.I

2. In a braid hank winding mechanism, the combination with a frame; of awinding shaft. mounted to rotate in said frame; means on said shaftwhereby it may be rotated; a winding head secured on said shaft, at oneend thereof, including a bar extending in diametrical relation with saidshaft and having slots extending in its ends in planes parallel with theaxis of said shaft; blades respectively carried in said slots; each ofsaid blades having a braid abutment flange thereon adjacent to its screwthreaded end and having a tie groove in its radially outer edge, acarriage for one of said blades, fitted to reciprocate in said bar,local to one of the slots in the latter; means arranged to vary theradial position of said carriage and its blade in said bar, including acrank carried by a shaft extending transversely in said bar, and a linkpivotally connected at one end to said carriage and at the other end tosaid crank; whereby said crank and link are operable as a toggleconnection between said carriage and bar.

3. In a braid hank winding-mechanism, the combination with a frame; of awinding shaft mounted to rotate in Said frame;

means on said shaft whereby it may be r0- tated a winding head securedon said shaft, at one end thereof, including abar extending indiametrical relation with said shaft and having slots extending in itsends in plan-cs parallel with the axis of said shaft; bladesrespectively carried in said slots; each of said blades having a braidabutment flange thereon; a carriage for one of said blades, fitted toreciprocate in said bar, local to oneof the slots in the latter; andmeans arranged to vary the radial position of said carriage and itsblade in said bar.

i. In a braid hank winding mechanism, the combination with a frame; of awinding shaft mounted to rotate in said frame; means on said shaftwhereby it may be rotated; a winding head on said shaft, including twoblades respectively carried on opposite sides of said shaft; each ofsaid blades having va braid abutment flange thereon; means arranged todirect braid to said blades, in successive positions for winding aplurality of coils thereon, and to intermittently shift to thesuccessive positions for the respective coils, including a slide barmounted to slide in bearings on saidframe parallel with said shaft; apair of guide roller shafts fixed on said slide bar, in spaced parallelrelation therewith; a pair of guide rollers mounted to turn idly on saidroller shafts; a tension de vice including a statlonary guide plate.carried by said slide bar, and a spring pressed plateopposed to saidstationary plate, arranged to press, a braid betweenv them; thepassageway between said plates being in alinement with said guiderollers; means arranged to shift said slide bar, step bystep, axiallywith respect to said windinghead, including. a series of ratchet teethon said bar, a pawl arranged to selectively engage said teeth, a pawlplunger, carrying said pawl, and mounted to reciprocate 1n bearings insaid frame parallel with said slide bar,

and a spring encircling said plunger, normally tending. to thrust it toone extreme of its range of movement; a series of detent rack notches insaid slide bar. and a spring I ressed detent )lun er arran ed tosuccessively engage said detentnotches; and means arranged to actuatesaid pawl, at the completion of each c0il;-whereby said slide barcarrying said guide rollers ilIliltGIlSlOll de- V106 is normallydetained in statlonary position by said detent, but is intermittentlyshifted to the extent of one of said ratchet teeth, at the completion ofwinding a single coil in said hank. 7

5. In a braid hank winding mechanism, the combination with aframe; of awinding shaft mounted to rotate in said frame; means on said shaftwhereby it may be rotated; a winding head on said shaft, including twoblades respectively carried on opposite sides of said shaft; eachof saidblades having a braid abutment flange thereon; means arranged to directbraid to said blades, in successive positions for winding a plurality ofcoils thereon, and to intermittently shift to the successive positionsfor the respective coils, including a slide bar mounted to slide inbearings on said frame parallel with said shaft; a pair of guide roll-ershafts fixed on said slide bar,in spaced parallel relation therewith; a.pair ofguide rollers mounted to turn idly on said roller, shafts; atension device including'a stationary guide plate carried by said slidebar, and a spring pressed plate opposed to said stationary plate,arranged to press a braid between them; the passageway between saidplates being in alinement with said guide rollers; means arranged toshift said slide bar, step by step, axially with respect to said windinghead, including a series of ratchetteeth on said bar, a pawl arranged toselectively engage said teeth, a pawl plunger, carrying said pawl, andmounted to re'clprocate 1n bearings in said frame parallel with saidslide bar, and a spring encircling said plunger, normally tending tothrust it to one extreme of its range of movement: a series of detentrack notches in said slide bar, and a spring pressed detent plungerarranged to successively engage said detent notches; means arranged toactuate said pawl, at the completion of each coil; whereby said slidebar carrying said guide rollersand tension device is normally detainedin stationary position by said detent, but is intermittently shifted tothe extent of one of said ratchet teeth, at the completion of winding asingle coil in said hank; and means arranged to vary the tension uponsaid braid in correspondence with the variations in extent of thesuccessive convolutions in each of said coils of braid.

6 In a braid hank winding mechanism, the combination with a frame; ofawinding shaft mounted to rotate in said frame; means on said shaftwhereby it be rota-ted; a winding head detachably secured on said shaft,having slots extending in its ends; blades respectively carried in saidslot-s; means for adjustably securing said blades in said slots; :meansarranged to-direct braid to said blades, in successive positions forwinding a plurality ofcoils thereon and to intermittently shift to thesuccessive positions of the repective coils, including a slide barmounted to slideflin bearings on said frame parallel with said shaft; apair of guide roller shafts fixedon said slide bar,

in spaced parallel relation therewith; a pair of guide rollers mounted.to turn idly on said rollershafts; collars adjustably rigidly connectedwith said shafts upon axially opposite sides of said braid guiderollers; friction disks interposed between said collars and said guiderollers; a tension deviceineluding a stationary guide plate carried bysaid slide bar and a spring pressed plate opposed to said stationaryplate, arranged to press a braidbetween them; the passage- Way betweensaid plates being in alinement with said guide rollers; means arrangedto shift said slide bar, step by step, axially with respect to saidwinding head, including a series of ratchet teeth on said bar, a pawlarranged to selectively engage said teeth,

a pawl plunger, carrying said pawl, and.

pletion of each coil, including a worm on said wlnding shaft; a Wormgear engaging said worm; a cam shaft carrying said worm gear, journaledin bearings on said frame; and a pawl cam on said cam shaft, arranged toengage said pawl plunger, retract said plunger against the stress ofsaid spring, and release said plunger to be operated by said spring,once each revolution of said cam shaft; whereby said slide bar carryingsaid guide rollers and tension device is normally detained in stationaryposition by said detent, but is intermittently shifted to the extent ofone of said ratchet teeth, at each revolution of said cam shaft, whichcorresponds with the completion of winding a single coil insaid hank.

7. In a braid hank winding mechanism, the combination with a frame; of awinding shaft mounted to rotate in said frame; means on said shaftwhereby it may be rotated; a winding head detachably secured on saidshaft, having slots extending in its ends; blades respectively carriedin said slots;

means for adjustably securing said blades 1n sa1d.slots; n1eans arrangedto direct braid to said blades, in successive positions for winding aplurality of coils thereon and to intermittently shift to the successivepositions of the respective coils, including a slide bar mounted toslide in bearings on 'said frame parallel with said shaft; a pair ofguide roller shafts fixed on said slide bar, in paced parallel relationtherewith; a pair of guide rollers mounted to turn idly on said rollershafts; collars adjustably rigidly connected with said shafts uponaxially oppositesides of said braid guide rollers; fric- "tion disks.interpqsed between said collars and, saidguide rollers; a tensiondevice includingfa" stationary guide plate carried by said slide bar anda'spring'pressed plate opposed to said stationary plate, arranged topress a braid between them; the passageway between said plates being inalinement with said guide rollers; means arranged to shift said slidebar, step by step, axially with respect to said winding head, includinga series of ratchet teeth on said bar, a pawl arranged to selectivelyengage said teeth, a pawl plunger, carrying said pawl, and mounted toreciprocate in bearings in said frame parallel with said slide bar, aspring normally tending to thrust said plunger to one extreme of itsrange of movement; means arranged to, adjustably vary the pres sure ofsaid spring; means on said plunger arranged to limit the range of itsmovement by said spring; a series of detent notches in said slide bar,and a detent arranged to successively engage said detent notches; meansarranged to actuate said pawl, at the completion of each coil, includinga worm on said winding shaft; a worm gear engaging said worm; a camshaft carrying said worm gear, j ournaled in bearings on said frame; anda pawl cam on said cam shaft, arranged to en gage said pawl plunger,retract said plunger against the st "ess of said spring, and releasesaid plunger to be operated by said spring, once each revolution of saidcam shaft; and means arranged to vary the tension upon said braid incorrespondence with the variations inextent of the successiveco'nvolut-ions in each of said coils of braid, including a fork having apair of tines, in spaced relation, and engaged with the braid betweensaid tension plate and said guide rollers; a rock shaft carrying saidfork and ournaled in said frame parallel with said winding shaft; acrank on said fork shaft; a fork actuating lever fulcrumed on said frameand having its free end pivotally connected with said link, and a springtending to shift said lever and fork to one extreme of their range ofmovement; a cam on said cam shaft, arranged to cooperate with said forklever to gradually shift the latter and turn said'fork from one extremeto the other during each revolution of said cam shaft; said slide barcarrying said guide rollers and tension device being so constructed andarranged as to be normally detained in stationary posi tion by saiddetent, but being intermittently shifted to the extent of one of saidratchet teeth, at each revolution of said cam shaft, which'correspondswith the completion of winding a single coil in said hank.

8. In a braid hank winding mechanism,

the combination with a frame; of a wind-' ing shaft mounted to rotate insaid frame; means on said shaft whereby it may be rotated; awinding headon said shaft; blades carried on said head; spools'on said head; meansarranged to direct hank binder" string from said spools through therespective blades; means arranged tordirect braid to said blades, insuccessive positions for winding a plurality of coils thereon and toautomatically shift to the successive positions 0 the respective coils.

9. In a braid hank winding mechanism,

the combination with a frame; of a winding shaft mounted to rotate insaid frame; means on said shaft whereby it may be rotated; a windinghead detachably secured on said shaft, at one end thereof, includingabar extending in diametrical relation with said shaft and having slotsextending in its ends in planes parallel with the axis of said shaft;blades respectively carried in said slots, each including a screwthreaded shank fitted to extend through one of said slots and providedwith a. nut; each of said blades having a braid abutment flange fixedthereon adjacent to its screw threaded end; means whereby said bladesmay be relatively shift to release hank, including a. carriage for oneof said blades, fitted to reciprocate in said bar, local to one of theslots inthe latter; means arranged to vary the radial position of saidcarriage and its blade in said bar, including a crank carricdby a shaftextending transversely in said bar, and a,

link pivotally connected at one end to said carriage and at the otherend to said crank, and an operating handle on said crank shaft; wherebysaid crank and link are operable as a toggle connection between saidcarriage and bar; means arranged to direct braid to said blades, insuccessive positions for winding a plurality of coils thereon and toautomatically shift to the successivep'ositions of the respective coils,including a slide bar mounted to slide in bearings on said frameparallel with said shaft; a pair of guide roller shafts fixed on saidslidebar, in spaced parallel relation therewith; a pair of flanged guiderollers mounted to turn idly on said roller shafts; collars adjustablyrigidly connected with said shafts adjacent to said braid guide rollers;friction disks interposed between said collars and said guiderollers; atension vdevice including a stationary guide plate carried by said slidebar and a spring pressed plate opposed'to said stationary plate,arranged to press a braid between them; the passageway between saidplates being in alinement with said guide rollers;

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means arranged to shift said slide bar, step on the under side of saidbar, a spring pawl arranged to selectively engage said teeth, a

pawl plunger, carryingv said pawl, and mounted to reciprocate inbearings n sa d frame parallel with said slide bar, and a springnormally tending to. thrust said plungerto one extreme of its range ofmovement; a series of detent rack notches'i'n said slide bar, and aspringpressed detent plunger arranged to successively engage said detentnotches; means arranged to actuate said pawl, including a worm on saidwinding shaft; a worm gear engaging said worm; a cam shaft carrying saidworm gear, journaled in bearings in said frame; and a pawl cam on saidcam shaft, arranged to engage said pawl plunger, retract said plungeragainst the stress of said spring, and release said plunger to beoperated by said spring, one each revolution of said cam shaft; wherebysaid slide bar carrying said guide rollers and tension device isnormally detained in stationary position by said detent, but isintermittently shifted to the extent of one of said ratchet teeth, ateach revolution of said cam shaft, which corresponds with the completionof winding a single coil in said hank.

10. In a braid hank winding mechanism, the combination with a frame; ofa winding shaft mounted to rotate in Said frame; means arranged toprevent axial movement of said shaft; a winding head on said shaft,

including means arranged to temporarily support a coil of braid; meansarranged to guide a braid to said winding head; and means constructedand arranged to be automati-cally operated by rotation of said shaft toshift the braid guide axially with respect to said shaft,intermittently,-and upon the completion of a predetermined number ofrevolutions of said shaft, while maintaining said braid in a. singlepiece continuous from coil to coil; whereby said braid may beautomatically directed and wound upon said head in a predeterminednumber of parallel and continuously connected convolutions.

11. In a braid hank winding mechanism, the combination with a frame; ofa winding shaft mounted to rotate in said frame; means arranged toprevent axial movement of said shaft; a winding head on said shaft,including means arranged to temporarily support a plurality of coils ofbraid in parallel relation; means constructed and arranged to beautomatically operated by ro- L tation of said shaft to guide a braid tosaid winding head; means arranged to hold the braid guide stationaryduring the winding of a series of convolutions of braid on said head, toform a coil; and means arranged to shift the braid guide axially withrespect to said shaft, upon the completion of the winding of a coil ofbraid on said head, while maintaining said braid in a single piececontinuous from coil to coil; whereby said braid may be automaticallydirected and wound upon said head in a single piece but in a pluralityof parallel coils, each including a predetermined number ofconvolutions.

of a series of convolutions of braid on said head, to form a coil; andmeans arranged to shift the braid guide at predetermined intervals inthe rotation of said shaft; whereby said braid may be automaticallydirected and wound upon said head in a single piece but in a pluralityof coils each including a predetermined number of parallel convolutions.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Burlington, NewJersey, this 23rd day of March, 1926.

SAMUEL A; NEIDICH.

